King James Version
Hosea 9:3 in the King James Version says “They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria...” — study this verse from Hosea chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.”
Hosea 9:3 · KJV
Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor . upon: or, in, etc
The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her. winepress: or, winefat
They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.
What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“They shall not dwell”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
“in the LORD'S”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“shall return”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“but Ephraim”
H669ephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
“things in Assyria”
H804ashshur, the second son of shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e., assyria), its region and its empire
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